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Doucette hits the ground running LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com What a difference four years makes. First elected in 2010, Sarah Doucette was a rookie councillor who had yet to learn the council ropes. Voted in for a second term Monday night, the longtime community activist-turned municipal politician has hit the ground running. “I know how city hall works,” Doucette told The Villager on Tuesday following her win. “I think we’ll move things forward quicker.” As a newly minted councillor, one isn’t familiar with how to move motions in council; one doesn’t know city staff. Less than 24 hours after her re-election, Doucette is already in the midst of working to solve her constituents’
Sarah Doucette is reelected in Ward 13.
concerns. She has been in touch with Solid Waste Management staff about more frequently emptying public garbage receptacles, whose new design is smaller and therefore fill up more quickly. It seems the bins are being used as a dumping ground for household waste, especially near parks, Doucette said. The incumbent councillor is working on seeing that her ward’s streets are cleaned
more regularly – another issue brought forward by residents as Doucette campaigned door-to-door. “Because of budget cuts, we’re sharing our street cleaner with two other wards,” she said. “We used to have our own street cleaner.” The day after her win, Doucette and her team were at High Park subway station thanking voters for their support. Afterward, it was onto taking signs down. “It will sink in soon,” she said of her win. Another issue Doucette is tackling is for permission for constituents to erect lawn signs, such as ‘Kids at Play’ or ‘Clean Trains Now.’ Currently, there is an “old fashioned” bylaw that doesn’t allow any signs, with the exception of election or construction ones. The city is now looking into this bylaw.
Doucette is working alongside colleague Parkdale-High Park MP Peggy Nash on her Safe Rail project as well as re-instating Canada Post delivery. “These are not municipal issue but they affect municipal people,” Doucette said. Doucette said she has a meeting with Jennifer Keesmaat, chief planner of the City of Toronto, to discuss new tools to control the issue of over development in Ward 13, particularly along Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West. Other winners included Robin Pilkey for Ward 7 trustee in the Toronto District School Board, Barbara Poplawski in Ward 10 for the Toronto Catholic District School Board and for trustee in the Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud – Ward 3, Marie Fontin.
Bailão to finish what she’s started HILARY CATON hcaton@insidetoronto.com It was a tight race, but incumbent Ana Bailão pushed through for the win, solidifying another four years as city councillor for Ward 18 (Davenport). With only 1,106 votes between them, council candidate Alex Mazer couldn’t surpass the standing councillor. Bailão captured 8,781 votes (45 per cent), while Mazer walked away with 7,975 votes (41 per cent). “It feels great to be reelected,” said an excited Bailão at Casa dos Acores on College Street. “I love serving this community as the city councillor and I absolutely look forward to it. It’s a privilege to be given this opportunity to continue
to this work.” Bailão admits she wasn’t worried about the closeness of the race this time around. “It was the same thing last time, my heart is used to that,” she said confidently. “I knew we had worked really, really hard during the four years and we worked really hard during the campaign, we didn’t take anything for granted.” The race also featured candidates Mohammed Uddin who got 540 votes, Jolene Hunt who got 356, Paul Alves 272, Elsa Romano 270, Jim McMillan 212, Derek Power 197, Bobby Beckett 182, Joseph Ferrrari 176, Robert Rodrigues 130 and Dennis Pavao 76. According to Bailão, there’s still a fair bit to accomplish during her next four years, including continuing the work
Ana Bailao is re-elected in Ward 18.
she’s started, which includes a new library and community space, three new parks, two of which are under construction, as well as the new streetcars that are set to be deployed Queen and Dundas streets. “That’s the priority and it’s all well underway,” Bailão said. The re-elected councillor also discussed seeing fare integration on the GO
Transit line, the use of the above ground rail corridor and working with the new school trustee regarding the Bloor and Dufferin streets school site. Issues in the campaign focused on transit and congestion in the ward, as well as funding for transit with Bailão supporting revenue tools. Cycling was also an issue for the ward with increased cycling safety. Bailão was first elected in the 2010 municipal election. Also elected are: Marit Stiles Toronto District School Board trustee; Barbara Poplawski Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee; Marie Fontin, trustee Conseil scolaire de district catholique and Jean-François L’Heureux, acclaimed trustee Conseil scolaire Viamonde.
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Transit, greenspace make Palacio’s new priority list >>>from page 1 live, work and play,” Palacio told The Villager. “I will continue to stand up for community revitalization, more greenspace. I will continue to fight for social infrastructure and fiscal responsibility.” His suppor ters, said Palacio, were his strength and inspiration throughout the campaign. He is driven by a “burning desire” to get more things done. “I have a real desire to make this the best community in the City of Toronto,” he said. Palacio vows to fight for fiscal responsibility at city hall, to fight against uncontrollable spending and improving services. “We can improve city services without going to (taxpayers),” he said. “I’ll fight to make sure that our operating budget is not balanced on the backs of the working poor.” Serving the community, said Palacio, is where his passion lies. “I will continue to fight for what’s important,” he said, citing more green space and “healthy infrastructure.” He said he’d work for a better transportation system. “We cannot continue with the level of congestion we have now,” he said.
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Palacio said he was especially grateful for his family for their unwavering support and his campaign team and volunteers, who gifted the councillor with a Toronto Maple Leafs’ jersey that they all signed. Born in Loja, Ecuador, Palacio is Toronto’s first Latin city councillor. Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, Palacio has lived, worked and raised his family in the Davenport-St. ClairDufferin neighbourhood for most of his life, considered one of Toronto’s most ethnically diverse communities. Marit Stiles, a mother of two in the public school system, is the newly elected Ward 9 Toronto District School Board trustee. The longtime volunteer has lived in Davenport with her family for 20 years. Frank D’Amico was reelected to the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s Ward 6 York. Trustee Conseil scolaire Viamonde in Ward 4, Jean-François L’Heureux was acclaimed. Trustee Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud in Ward 3 is Marie Fontin. What’s your reaction to the election results this week? What priorities would you like to see tackled in your ward? Write to us via email to contactus@insidetoronto.com
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ayor-elect John Tory must quickly prove he’s a wise choice. More than 60 per cent of eligible Torontonians went to the polls on Monday, and elected Tory by a six-per-cent margin over rival Doug Ford. This signals at least a temporary end to the Ford reign in Toronto, but it wasn’t enough of a victory to suggest Torontonians have denounced any Fordian influence. In fact, 36 of 37 incumbent council members were re-elected, suggesting Torontonians are happy with their representation at a neighbourhood level – there’s just a different expectation of the person seated in the mayor’s chair. Tory must achieve significantly better results working with the same councillors who set a dysfunctional tone of civic government during our view the past four years. Tory has a small window to establish his credibility. Tory must So let’s see him build some quick consensus on SmartTrack or a build quick similar transit plan, and convince consensus various levels of government and potential other funding agencies that the plan will stick and it is the will of Torontonians. Tory must quickly prove he has the ear and the interest of both provincial and federal governments. We’d like to see quick signs from the province and the federal government that Toronto’s future issues are a priority befitting the economic engine of the province and there’s no trepidation dealing with – and believing in – the new administration. Tory has been given the keys to the city. If he can unlock the door and present a bright future, Toronto will reach its potential as a place to live and grow, with smart plans for development catching the eyes of a global marketplace. If he doesn’t, there’s an alternate view in the brothers Ford, who still hold influence in city politics and will be quick to point out any Tory misstep. Forgive us for breaking into a baseball analogy: Two years ago, the Toronto Blue Jays brought some fresh all-star faces to their lineup, building anticipation of great things to come. It took only a limited number of games to realize that team was not going to be a winner, despite all the promise. Toronto can’t afford to fail. We will see what happens next. But we need to see it quickly.
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Tory has his work cut out for him I t has been a long wait – a really long wait, for everyone involved. For John Tory, Monday night’s victory in the hardfought 2014 mayoral election must be like a glass of water after a walk in the desert – finally, a win for a politician who has gamely put his name forward for office so many times, and so many times missed out. And for Toronto, it is a different kind of relief. The pillow, finally removed from our collective face, while improbably there is still breath left in our lungs. The Ford years are done, at least for now. The city government can turn away from what was understatedly called the “distraction” of the Ford brothers. We don’t need to spend time attempting to parse the mayor’s barely veiled bigotry, the awful banality of his drug problem, the drama (and melodrama) of his sticker-baron family.
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And the Tory years, whatever they may become, have begun. They will, of course, contain challenges. But those challenges are not so great as that. Tory has made much of a need to unite Toronto council as a primary task. It is unlikely he will have much difficulty in doing so, at least in the short term. Council has over the past year had a crash course in uniting itself, and maintaining a relatively calm demeanour as it goes about the business of government. His bigger challenge, as he alluded to in his speech Monday night, will be in uniting Toronto – or more to the point, keeping united those voters who gave him a chance to govern.
It is a definitive mandate, but not an unequivocal one as many voters who might have supported Olivia Chow’s unabashedly progressive mayoralty moved to Tory’s side for fear of a Doug Ford mayoralty. So it is not likely that the whole of Tory’s support feels, for instance, that SmartTrack and the Scarborough subway are the best way to do transit. As those two things formed the centrepiece of Tory’s campaign it is unlikely he will abandon them, and he shouldn’t: a promise is a promise. But he would do well to embrace elements of Chow’s platform as regards to housing, and perhaps childcare. He hinted in his speech that Chow might yet have a role in the work of the city. It would be good to consider this. Tory will also have to consider the many people
who did not support him, but voted for the Ford brand in spite of everything. That is a sizeable portion of the city that rejected both him and any sense of progressive value. Politically at least, Tory will have need to reach out in that direction. One way he might do so is heed what seems to be a growing coalition of Scarborough councillors, and move to kill the remaining LRT lines on Sheppard and Finch (the one all-too-achievable element of Doug Ford’s transit plan). He’ll certainly feel the pressure to do so, even though he is on record supporting the lines. And that will be the hard thing for Tory: reigning in this new, strong council when it gets an idea in its head.
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Dress up for Halloween at costume party The Grenadier Retirement Residence, 2100 Bloor St. W., hosts a Halloween Costume Ball Halloween night, Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 to 9:30 p.m. Dress in your most creative costume and enjoy music, dancing and refreshments. The event is complimentary. For further details, contact 416769-2885 or v i s i t w w w. thegrenadier.com laugh it up at The Anonymous Show Perfect 10 Comedy, 2 Emerson Ave., presents The Anonymous Show at 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. This is a show inspired by the Anonymous “hacker” movement. All audience members and comedians will be provided with
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The City Flutes ensemble performs at St. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave., Sunday, Nov. 2 following the Choral Evensong at 4:30 p.m. The concert highlight is the world premiere of Hoyt’s flute
transcription of music from the String Quartet No. 2 by Ralph Vaughan Williams. It was commissioned by St. Olave’s specifically for this concert. This initiative is a key part of the church’s year-long celebration of Vaughan Williams’ life and works, as its Composer of the Year for 2014. City Flutes will also perform There Is No Rose by Z. Randall Stroope, arranged by Phyllis Avidan Louke; the Aria from J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 25: Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Liebe; a n d s e ve ra l other pieces. Call 416769-5686 or v i s i t w w w. stolaves.ca for further details. shots offered at The Healing Source wflu
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Windermere United Church, 356 Windermere Ave., hosts a book club starting Thursday, Oct. 30 through to Nov. 27 at 7 to 9 p.m. every Thursday evening in the parlour. The book for this session is ‘Reading the Bible again for the first time’ – taking the Bible seriously, but not literally. For further details, call 416 769-5611. If you have a public event worth noting, enter it into our online calendar and it could appear in the paper. Go to insidetoronto.com (click Sign up to enter your event)
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Bloor West Village Arts and Crafts Show and Sale WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Runnymede United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. CONTACT: Janet Mather, 416-767-1093, themathers@rogers.com COST: $2 Plan to attend the 33rd annual Bloor West Village Arts and Crafts and Sale. Visit seven rooms featuring 60 artisans, plus home baking and lunch room. Admission still only $2. (Children under 12 free.)
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St. Joan of Arc Catholic Women’s League Christmas Bazaar WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, 1701 Bloor St. W. CONTACT: Mimi Paige, 416-535-2665, mpaigeca@yahoo.ca COST: Free Bazaar offering books, children’s toys, crafts, jewelry, trinkets, treasures, household items, baked goods, toonie table, silent auction and homemade gourmet soup for lunch. High Park Buckthorn Busting WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Grenadier Cafe, 200 Parkside Dr. CONTACT: www.highparknature.org, stewards@highparknature.org COST: Free Volunteers are needed to help remove buckthorn, a highly invasive shrub that competes with native plants. Meet in front of the Grenadier Restaurant at 10:30 a.m. Rain or shine, but not during lightning storms. Gloves and tools provided.
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If you’re looking for a scare this Halloween, there’s plenty of places in the city to get it MARK A. CADIZ mcadiz@insidetoronto.com
Several apparitions have been spotted over the years: the ‘White Lady’ described to have long hair and a flowing robe wails on the third floor...
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n the city’s 180-year history, Torontonians have encountered a myriad of unexplained phenomena. From the urban tales of Fort York to the Ghost of Glendon College, Toronto has amassed its fair share of paranormal activity. And with Halloween on Friday, The Guardian has decided to share Seven Eerie Sites and Ghostly Accounts with its readers: 1) Queen’s Park Legislative Assembly of Ontario Known for its Richardsonian Romanesque style and light reddish facade, Ontario’s Legislative building, situated in central Toronto, is said to be a known site of unexplained phenomena. Before the building was built in 1886, a female asylum nicknamed the ‘University Lunatic Asylum’, due to its neighbourly distance to U of T, stood in its place. Several apparitions have been spotted over the years: the ‘White Lady’, described to have long hair and a flowing robe wails on the third floor; the ‘Maiden’ the second spirit apparently holds her apron over her face; and the third, described as the most terrifying, has been sighted in the tunnels running beneath the building. Several people reported seeing a woman hanging from a hook. 2) Fort York Fort York, one of the first British settlements in Toronto, was a deadly site during the War of 1812. Many invading Americans were killed by a massive explosion ignited by the fleeing British. It is said a mass grave was built for the dead, but no traces of it have been found. With such a long history, it’s no surprise that Fork York is one of the most haunted sites in the city, according to the sheer number of reports from visitors and staff. Numerous accounts have been reported about seeing a redcoated guard by the barracks and front entrance. Another popular story recounted by a staff member involves the Officer’s Quarters. One night while closing up, the staff member observed a light coming from the quarters. As he made his way toward the building, he said he could see figures gathered around a dining table. Strangely, the closer he
- The tale told of several ghosts seen at Queen’s Park Legislature (left) – thought to have been women who were patients at the female asylum, which stood on the grounds prior to 1886. (File photo/NICK PERRY)
visited Montgomery’s Inn is said to have suddenly fainted in the same spot.
got to the building, the fainter the apparitions became, and once there, any trace of what he thought was a dinner gathering was gone. 3) Colborne Lodge in High Park Built in 1837, Colborne Lodge, situated in High Park, was home to John and Jemima Howard. Jemima died of cancer in 1877. In the early stages of her illness, Howard became extremely concerned about his wife’s behaviour and wanted to have her admitted to an asylum, but his request was denied. Eventually he decided to confine her to her room, concerned for her safety. It is said she spent most of her days looking
out the window and still does to this day. 4) Old Finch Road Scarborough Old Finch Road in Scarborough is said to be a site of several haunted tales but the most notorious of them all is about a young lady who was murdered near the site and her body left in the Rouge River in the early 1980s. Ever since then the area is said to be haunted. The case still remains unsolved. 5) Montgomery’s Inn Etobicoke Situated in Etobicoke, Montgomery’s Inn was built in 1830 by husband and wife Thomas and Margaret
Montgomery. They ran the inn successfully for 25 years until Margaret’s death in the mid-1850s. Since then, it has been converted to a community museum where there have been a number of unexplained occurrences reported. One tale circulating refers to a school trip involving a young girl. During the tour her teacher realized she was missing and went to fetch her. Apparently the young girl said she couldn’t move, saying it was like someone was holding her dress. Eventually she managed to rejoin her classmates. Even stranger, years after the school trip, another member of the same family who
(John Howard) decided to confine (Jemima) to her room, concerned for her safety. It is said she spent most of her days looking out the window and still does to this day. - The story of Colborne Lodge in High Park, and Jemima Howard (photo seen at left) who suffered the effects of cancer and was restricted to her room. (File photo/IAN KELSO)
6) Ghost of Glendon College North York Most York University students are familiar with the legend of the Ghost of Glendon College. Prior to its university status, Glendon was a residence for the Edward R. Wood family. The Wood family estate was entrusted to York University and since then, many students living on the campus have reported apparitions of a lady wearing white wandering the garden. It is also said this same mysterious woman has appeared in photographs taken in the garden. Students speculate that maybe a woman from the Wood family has taken refuge on the grounds, most likely Wood’s wife Euphemia, who died in 1950. 7) The Old Don Jail Riverdale The controversial old Don Jail, in the Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street area, was completed in 1864 and was a site known for its 34 hangings. The Don Jail served as the holding point for both men and women prisoners and was the last site where executions took place in Canada after capital punishment was abolished. Over the years there have been tales of spirits occupying the premises. One tale circulating is about “The Lady of the Don”, a former inmate from the 1890s who hung herself with bed sheets. Several guards have reported seeing an angry ghostly figure with blond hair wandering the main rotunda area. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE HAUNT? Tell us where you go in the city to get into the Halloween spirit. Send an email to letters@insidetoronto.com
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Dad, son publish book together in a couple of months >>>from page 1 during an after school interview at his home. The book tells the story of B.D. (short for Big Duckie) – named for Quinn’s muchloved plush duck or “stuffie” as he calls it, which he’s had since he was little. B.D. loves hockey. Once winter arrives, B.D. is in his element; he becomes a hockey star who can skate circles around his fellow wildlife creatures. Illustrated by Annette Balesteri, a long-
time colleague of Oliver’s, B.D. is seen in similar game situations as legends like Maurice “Rocket” Richard and Bobby Orr, who in 1970 scored one of the most famous goals in hockey history that gave Boston its first Stanley Cup since 1941. The photograph of a horizontal Orr flying through the air, his arms raised in victory, was captured by photographer Ray Lussier. Quinn will read from his book and field questions
about it during a Family Hockey Night at the Jane/ Dundas library, 620 Jane St., on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 to 8 p.m. The library will have a selection of hockey books available to borrow and the evening will include a screening of the animated short The Sweater. Quinn and his dad had the story together within a few days, but the entire process from idea to published took a couple of months, Oliver said. “The folks at the library were incredibly supportive,” he said.
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Q u i n n’s t e a c h e r C h e l s e a Wa l k e r, h i s classmates and friends have been extremely supportive too. Since the book’s completion, Quinn said he’s written to CBC’s Coach’s Corner Don Cherry and Michael Landsberg of TSN’s Off the Record. The book received its first review earlier this month and the father and son duo
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More than 5,000 people came out to the Third Annual Toronto West Halloween Fest in Bloor West Village and raised almost $200,000 to support great care close to home at St. Joseph’s Health Centre. From the fun-filled festival to the lively costume parade, followed by an incredible concert by Jully Black, it was a wonderful show of support for our local Health Centre. Special thanks to our lead sponsor Scotiabank, our host Natasha Ramsahai from City, all of our sponsors, supporters and festival friends for helping St. Joe’s take care of Toronto’s west-end community. To make a donation and to see more pictures, please visit www.torontowesthalloweenfest.ca
Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT project up for prestigious transit award Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT project is in the running for a prestigious transit infrastructure award to be handed out this week. The Crosstown is one of five North American project plans nominated for Strategic Project of the Year to be announced during this year’s CG/LA Infrastructure Forum in Washington, D.C. A press release for the event says the award is given to the project with the highest potential to create a “quantum leap” when it comes to improving a region or county’s productivity. The forum, which will be attended by such luminaries as U.S. vice-president Joe Biden, takes place Oct. 28 to 30. Visit www.cg-la.com explainer video on priority seating wTTC
The TTC has released another online explainer video, this time on the proper use of priority seating. Earlier this year, the TTC
rahul gupta TO in TRANSIT began installing blue seats on its transit vehicles as a way to further highlight their intended use by mobility-challenged, seniors and pregnant riders. But as TTC CEO Andy Byford says in the video, while TTC vehicle operators can ask an able-bodied rider to vacate a priority seat they can’t force anyone from doing so. Riders could still be fined by transit enforcement officers. To view the video, visit the TTC’s Youtube channel via www.youtube.com Driver charged with reckless driving A TTC bus driver is facing reckless driving charges over the death of a pedestrian on Lawrence Avenue West. A 65-year-old woman was struck and killed by a TTC bus Saturday, Oct. 11 while trying to cross at the intersection of
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Lawrence and Allen Road. Now Toronto police have laid three charges, including careless driving, against the 34-yearold driver. The man, who has not been named, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday, Nov. 20. Subway closures set for november Two major subway closures are scheduled for the beginning of November, starting this weekend. From Nov. 1 to 2, the Yonge line is closed in both directions from Bloor to Eglinton stations for signal and track work. Anyone seeking to travel between the stations will have to make use of a TTC shuttle bus service. The closure is also in effect next weekend, from Nov. 8 to 9. Service will resume as of Monday morning for both weekend closures. Visit www. ttc.ca for more information.
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Road Sweeping Operation Toronto & East York District Transportation Services is getting ready to perform sweeping operations on the streets of Toronto & East York this fall.The purpose of the sweeping is to collect leaves that fall, naturally, onto the street. All streets will be swept on two occasions.The operation will continue until November 28, 2014.The map shows the area where the sweeping operation will take place. Please do not rake leaves onto the roadway or sidewalks from your property. City by-law officers will be enforcing the City of Toronto by-law that relates to the use of streets and sidewalks. Raking leaves onto the roadway is a by-law offence and could result in charges being laid. It is an offence to store, place or dispose of material, including fallen leaves in such a way that it may enter onto a street by any means, including wind or water. In addition, raking, blowing, placing or dumping leaves onto City property (sidewalk, roadway, catch basins, etc.,) can create dangerous conditions, cause flooding on the roadways or on property or cause accidents. Here’s how to put leaves out for collection: Use reusable containers (any rigid open-top container such as a garbage can, bushel basket, green plastic yard waste bin– no lids) or kraft paper yard waste bags. Put leaves at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled yard waste collection day. Check your collection calendar for your yard waste collection schedule and more helpful hints. Sorry, no plastic bags: The City does not collect leaves and yard waste in clear plastic bags or Halloween-themed plastic bags. (If you use these decorative bags, please empty the contents into one of the approved containers listed above before placing out for collection.
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